Here is a weed that is causing problems for homeowners with Couch Lawns (Cynodon dactylon) – it’s called Pigeon Grass. Pigeon Grass seems to be more and more prevalent in the last few years and tends to be mostly a problem in Couch lawns, a bit of a problem in Kikuyu grass and we don’t…
This Yates web page is not entirely clear, and I want to clarify a couple of things. 1. [Pennywort], aka [Kurnell Curse] (Hydrocotyle bonariensis), can be selectively removed from lawns using herbicide products (with the active constituent, Dicamba). We know because we have had success here. 2. Dicamba is present in…
How To Get Rid Of Paspalum Weed In Your Buffalo (aka St Augustine) Lawn. If you have the paspalum weed (Paspalum dilatatum) in your lawn and depending on what turf grass species you have will determine how you best control and eradicate the paspalum. There are herbicides like Monument…
We started work on this Couch lawn (Cynodon dactylon) at Roseville Public School (North Shore of Sydney NSW) around 3 months ago (on 29th September 2020). You can see Parramatta Grass in the foreground. There is quite an infestation of Parramatta Grass throughout the 1500 square metres of grass…
Parramatta Grass in a couch lawn here in Roseville, Sydney. There is no selective herbicide registered for use on couch, so have to paint glyphosate on each weed, there’s about 300 of them. The process we took was to: mix up 1 cup glyphosate with 3 -4 cups water…
How To Get Rid Of [Onion Grass] From Your Lawn… Onion Grass is a small herb with long, thin, but very tough and wiry, dark green leaves characterised by its distinctive pink star shaped flowers. Onion Grass (Romulea rosea), aka [Guildford Grass] can be effectively & safely removed…
How To Get Rid Of Onion Grass in my lawn is a big challenge for home owners and lawn lovers. In case you’re wondering what Onion Grass (Romulea rosea) looks like, here’s a couple of close up photos. The first photo is Onion Grass in the lawn, then the second photo show Onion Grass with…
How To Get Rid Of Nutgrass In Your Lawn Using [Sempra Herbicide] And Your Local [Lawn Spraying Service]. In this video we have a look at a client’s lawn in the Lower North Shore suburb of Cremorne. Nutgrass and Mullumbimby Couch are both sedge type weeds and are both targeted successfully with [Sempra] or [Sedgehammer]…
Nutgrass Control In Lawns – Although this website doesn’t exist anymore, this is an example of the mis-information out there regarding turf knowledge and Lawn Care (in particular). Contrary to what this old website says, Nutgrass and Mullimbimby Couch can be selectively removed from just about all desirable grass…
Kurnell Curse aka Pennywort is a tough weed to control in lawns unless you know what herbicide to use. Kurnell Curse can be found in lawns across Sydney, however, it mostly thrives on coastal areas. In particular you will see lots of Kurnell Curse (scientific name – Hydrocotyle bonariensis)…